High Commissioner to Canada, Evadne Coye, has urged Jamaican organizations in Canada to collaborate with Jamaican official representatives to facilitate rapid response to the appeals from the country, in the...

Flour and rice should be back on the shelves today (August 24), following quick restoration of power to the Jamaica Flour Mills Limited in East Kingston by the Jamaica Public...

The St. Thomas Parish Council is working with relief agencies to offer assistance to residents in the parish affected by Hurricane Dean. St. Thomas is one of the parishes worst...

The Chinese Red Cross has donated US$30,000 to its Jamaican counterpart for the purchase of emergency relief supplies to assist persons affected by Hurricane Dean. Ambassador of the People's Republic...

Some 3,800 farmers in St. James have suffered losses as a result of Hurricane Dean, with approximately 640 hectares (1,600 acres) of fruit and vegetable crops valued at more than...

Areas Impacted The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is reporting that over the past two days at least 10 initial damage assessment field visits, coordinated by the...

The general election, which was previously scheduled for Monday, August 27, 2007 will now be held on Monday, September 3, 2007. In a proclamation released today (August 24) by Governor-General,...

Under our Constitution, the Governor-General may issue a Proclamation declaring a State of Public Emergency in certain instances. For example, where a hurricane is about to strike or has struck,...

WHEREAS by Proclamation made on the 24th day of July, 2007, and published in the Gazette on the 24th day of July, 2007, in exercise of the powers conferred upon...

In the wake of Hurricane Dean, which made landfall in Jamaica on Sunday, August 19, 2007, The American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ), a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Jamaican charitable...

President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Air Jamaica, Michael Conway, noting the invaluable service being provided by the national airline, said that "if Jamaica did not have a national...